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convoke

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of CONVOKE

to bring together in assembly by or as if by command <convoked the leading experts on juvenile delinquency to study the situation>

Synonyms assemble, call, convene, muster, summon

Related Words rally; call in, call out, call up, knell; amass, collect, gather, group, round up; reassemble, reconvene

Near Antonyms break up, dissolve

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